Phillip Jeffrey Tietbohl Knihy

Poetry that works is like the beat of mother’s heart, building a foundation of love, purpose, and meaning that connects us together. This collection of rhyming work, works on several levels and the poems have layers that will entertain the young and old alike. The Calencia Mini-Series offers a tale of exploration and discovery as you journey to an island in the Calencian Sea, where kindness, is the answer, creating what might be. Told in a direct, lively way, the words are descriptively transformative with bridges of understanding percolating through. The other poems cover a range of themes and topics from the everyday questions that children pose about the world to ways you can dance for snow, rain, or to make the world a better place. Two adventure-ballads, are tales of a father’s love that will delight and soothe on various levels. These tales of adventure will stimulate children’s imagination and curiosity, leading to shared, family memories of laughter and fun. For reading aloud, all ages; independent reader, ages 6 and up with some challenging words to help vocabularies grow.

Nurture yourself with words of comfort and encouragement from a Clinical Psychologist with 25+ years of listening and caring experience. This collection furthers personal growth and discovery in a life-enhancing way. Part I consists of eleven themed chapters, each ending with a set of writing prompts that can be used as springboards for deeper understanding. Insights about what’s going well, what needs attention, or what needs changing may awaken as you journey along in this book. The large-page format provides space to personalize the pieces in a way that works for you. Part II contains poems written by various groups during interactive performances. After listening to a mix of rhyming poetry, the group brainstormed on a theme and collaboratively, created a poem. These selections were written by children, teenagers, adults, and elders, providing insights into their wisdoms, understandings, and values, reflecting pieces of them, as artworks tend to do. These additional stories of hope, caring, and love, remind us we are all connected. This book makes a perfect gift for someone who needs a lift with affirmations to be remembered and shared.